Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 58, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 July 1925 — Page 1

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VOLUME 37—NUMBER 58

CITY BUS COMPANY MAY MAKE APPEAL ON STATE DECISION

Cooler Elsewhere Officials Find Leaders Away on Eve of First Meeting Since Councilmanic Revolt.

mT may be a coincidence, but stillOn the eve of the first meeting of city council since Otto Ray, insurgent leader, flaunted the flaming banner of revolt to the skies, the casual observer finds many heads of the city government out of the city. The council meets Monday night. Mayor Shank is on a five-day vacation trip in West Virginia. Joseph L. Hogue, city controller, who is at swords points with council over the threatened refusal of council to approve emergency loan of $500,000 for the general fund and a health board loan of $150,000, has gone to eastern cities with a brief stop in Canadian territory. Board on Vacation Members of the board of works have declared a vacation and will hold no more meetings until July 24, the date set for public hearing on the track elevation question. Charles E. Coffin, board president, is out of the city and Friday, Dr. M. J. Spencer, board member, Elmer Williams, secretary an i Hendricks Kenworthy, assistan. secretary, journeyed to Cincinn? ti. Wray Av?ay H. G. Wray, track elevation engineer, whose plans for elevation of Belt Railroad tracks, were attacked by Ray because on the grounds that a number of streets which are to be closed should remain open, has departed for other climes until July 23, the eve before the fateful hearing. But there remains on the job, J. F. Rainier, assistant bureau chief, who made the fatal mistake of pleading scarcity of work in his department. Whereupon he was promptly loaded with labor for many months to come in the form of heavy assessment rolls by William H. Freeman and Dr. Spencer, board members. Not only will the four employes Rainier sought to release remain op the city pay rolls, but board members indicated it may be necessary to hire additional personnel‘CANNONBALL’ IS FINED $25 Race Driver Pleads Guilty to Speed Charge. Erwin, “Cannonball” Baker, 42, of 902 Garfield PI., cross-country auto endurance race driver received a fine of $25 and costs when he pleaded guilty to a speeding charge before City Judge Dan V. White today. Jtate Policemen Young and Shinn arrested Baker Friday on a warrant filed June 9, after appearance of a newspaper advertisement asserting that Baker averaged fifty-four miles an hour on a test trip from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Indianapolis, May 29. Baker had not been in the city since that time, it was said. BOOZE RING DID NOT WORK HERE Dry Agent Says Indianapolis Was Not Included. A New York liquor ring operating throughout the Middle West by shipping liquor in trunks and sending the key to the trunk by mail, unearthed Friday, according to a New York dispatch, apparently did not Include Indianapolis in its selling territory, according to Fred I. King of the prohibition legal department of Indianapolis.

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Three Old Motor Coach Lines to Continue— Brightwood Route Denied —Requests of Street Car Company Turned Down. Following a conference between A. Smith Bowman, president of the People’s Motor Coach Company, and his attorney, James W. Noel, the latter announced no definite conclusion has been reached on the matter of appealing refusal of permission to operate six new bus lines in Indianapolis. It is thought likely, however, the company will ask the public service commission to give the cases a rehearing. If the petition is denied, the next step would be an appeal to the Marion Circuit Court. Not Satisfied “We are not satisfied with the decisions,” said Noel. Following a session Friday afternoon the commission announced it had granted certificates on three of Bowman’s four old lines and denied all of his proposed new lines. Routes authorized by the public service body included the Central Ave., Riverside Park and E. New York St. lines. The Brightwood route was denied because it was shown the coach company was not the legal successor of the first operator of that line. Applications Disapproved New applications disapproved by the commission included routes on Meridian St. to Broad Ripple, Meridian St. and Kenwood Ave., Capitol Ave., Park and Carrollton Aves., Madison Ave. and Churchipan Ave. Bowman expressed no surprise at action of the commission in denying the Brightwood route, but said he was keenly disappointed with the commission’s blanket denial of the beginning routes. Just how he will use the fleet of more than twenty new busses contracted for in expectation of creating new lines. Bowman could not say. One Angle Except for two feeder-bus lines on Capitol Ave. and W. Washington St., all applications of the Indianapolis Street Railway Company to duplicate established routes of the bus company were denied. It is not believed an appeal will be made. Only one angle of the local transportation fight today remained undecided, the petition of the coach company to establish a beginning line to Brightwood. No date has been set by the commission to hear this cause. The general assumption is that this petition will be denied RECEIVER IS DISCHARGED Dean, O’Nativia Brokerage Firm Not Insolvent, Creditors Say. Bu Unite l Press NEW YORK, July 18.—William M. Cannon, receiver for Dean, Onativia & Cos., was discharged by Judge Hand in Federal Court today. Creditors withdrew a bankruptcy petition, saying the brokerage firm, which recently was reported to have failed for $30,000,000 was not insolvent. LIMITED IN WRECK Train Is Derailed, Blocking Traffic for Several Hours. Bu United Press PITTSBURGH, Pa., July 18— Four cars of the New York-St. Louis Limited on the Pennsylvania Railroad were derailed near here early today, shaking up more than 100 passengers. Two Pullman porters were slightly injured. Traffic on both tracks were blocked for several hours. HUTSELL GIVEN POST Public Service Commission Turns Down Chairman’s Choice. Ignoring the wishes of John W. McCardle, chairman of the public service commission, the . remainder of the utility body today employed George Hutsell, secretary of the Marion County Republican committee, as a special examiner on motor bus cases. McCardle favored Joseph Bell, secretary to Walter Bossert, Klan leader, and had announced that Bell would receive the appointment. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 69 10 a. m 74 7 a. m 62 11 a. m 75 8 a. m. 6 9 12 (noon) .... 75 9 a. m 71 1 p. m 78

Sniff! Sniff! Big Theft Reported Police worked their noses overtime today. Thieves t'eok seven pounds of limberger cheese, fifteen pounds of brick cheese, thiHy-six packages of mixed cheese and twenty-four pounds of butter from a Schlosser Bros Creamery truck at Meridian and Ohio Sts.

Elevated Sidewalks Only Solution Seen For Pedestrian Problem in Ind'mapolis

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Sketch by C. S. Stewart of his conception of Illinois and Washington Sts. in the future.

NEW DISEASE CURESFOUND Report Feat of Photographing Smallpox Germs. Bn United Press LONDON, July 18—A discovery which Is expected to have far reaching results in treatment of smallpox and kindred diseases is to be announced next week by Dr. Mervlne Gordon after three years of exhaustive research. The National Research Council, sponser of the famous cancer experiments of Dr. W. E. Gye and J. E. Barnard, has the report on Gordon’s work. Meantime there exists the possibility that the cancer experiments will lead to a system of vaccination against. the disease. Gye's work, it is understood, opens the road to such a method, but so far provides no cure. Gye and Barnard are reported to have accomplished, the unique feat of photographing smallpox germs, permitting a close study. U.S. VICE CONSUL SHOT IN MEXICO Government Asks Punishment of Culprit. Bn United Press WASHINGTON, July 18—The American vice consul at Aguescalientes, Mexico, Harold G. Bretherton, has been shot but not seriously injured, it was learned at the State Department here today. The report received of the shooting, which occurred on July 16, stated that the cause is unknown And it is believed the shot was not Intended for Bretherton. The Mexican foreign office has been requested by this Government to start an immediate investigation and punish the guilty person. Though the report not specify, it is assumed that the culprit was a Mexican and that he escaped. NEW SUIT ON SEWER FILED Injunction Against Bean Creek Assessment Sought. Injunction suit was filed in Superior Court Five today to prevent the collection of $l6O assessment for the Pleasant Run and Bean Creek interceptor sewer, against eighty acres of Charles E. and Louisa C. Johnson. The suit charges the land is located four miles from the city limtis on Thirtieth St., and is ten miles away from the sewer. The farm is not benefited by the sewer, says the suit, which also charges erroneous method of assessment. City of Indianapolis board of works, Mayor Shank, John Duvall, city treasurer, Joseph L. Hogue, city controller and the Sheehan Construction Company are made defendants. A similar suit was filed last week. EXECUTION COMMUTED Father of Accused Man’s Illicit Lover Confesses Murder. Bu Times Special HAVANA, Cuba, July 18—Ten minutes before Valentine Martinez was to have strangled to death at Penardelrio in the iron collar of the medieval garrote. Secretary of Justice Barraque, arrived at the scene of the execution Friday with a commutation that substituted thirty years in prison for death. Martinez was sentenced to die for the murder of his wife, Paula. The confession of the father of Martinez’s illicit lover caused the commutation.

INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1925

Technical Teacher Submits Draft of Plan to Meet Growing Question. | _ "I LEVATED sidewalks are the LT I answer to the pedestrian I . J problem in Indianapolis, in the opinion of C. S. Stewart, 3771 Park Ave., art teacher at Technical High School. In a letter Stewart says: "It is absurd to formulate any scheme eliminating the motor car and equally absurd to hope to train the walking public. There is but one solution to tomorrow’s problem, because most of, those* plans projected or in operation are to correct yesterday’s ills. The answer is elevated sidewalks. His Reasons “Here are a few reasons: “1. They would offer complete protection to all the pedestrians—except the few fools who would fall over who couldn’t be saved by anything. “2. Wider traffic lanes —since one-half of the present walks could be dispensed with. “3. Provide more parking space. Space now consumed by safety zones and other dead spots would be available. “4. Relieve alley congestion. Downtown alleys have long since reached traffic saturation. “5. Permit front door loading. Expediting delivery by downtown stores now hampered by inadequate loading space. Cites New York “6. Increased value of upper floors. New York figures show that the first three floors in the ‘canyon’ district of office buildings pay less than 2 per cent on the investment. That is this city's problem some future day. Second story entrances would help. “7. Reduce damage to basement stocks. A fact recognized by ■most mercantile interests. “8. Abolish dangerous openings and devices now located in sidewalks. “9. Remove step-offs at alleys and street intersections. “10. Reduce jaywalking, leaving the dangers involved to the experienced motorist seeking his car. Street Car Loading “11. Facilitate loading of street cars. Stairways or ramps would lead directly to loading platforms. “12. Cost less than elevated cars or tunnels of any size and be .much more efficient. Tunnels are never satisfactory. The public avoids them. As for elevated cars, everybody knows there will never be a foot of new car track laid in this or any other city. Everything points to increased motor transportation. ANTf- PETTING MOVE Shifts of Park Watchmen Clianged —Curfew at Eleven. The anti-petting season was ushered in at city parks today by R. Walter Jarvis, park superintendent. To forestall petting, Jarvis changed the shifts of park watchmen, who have been working from 2 to 10 p. m. to the hours between 4 p. m. and midnight.

“Mike” to End Days on Pension

OR ten years Mike, a mixed bull and fox teri__J terrier, has been the mascot at the city salvage corps, 522 E. New York St. Blind and toothless, he was taken to the dog pound today to spend the rest of his days on a pension. Mike, old and infirm, became a nuisance around the headquarters, and he was ordered away. But Capt. Albert Johnson, Lieut. Vern Earle and Carl Ashley appealed to Dr. Elizabeth Conger, pound master. ’We’ll pay for Mike’s board if you’ll take him in,” they said. “We don’t want him killed.’’ “I’ll take no board.” said Dr. Conger. “And I’ll take care of Mike. He’ll spend his las* days in good care.”

FOOD PRICES IN CITY TAKE RISE Increase of 4 Per Cent During Month Noted. By C. A. Randau Times Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON. D. C., July 18Food prices in Indianapolis jumped 4 per cent between May 15 and June 15, the Department of Labor reported today. In only one city, Denver, was there a sharper price increase, the Colorado Capital prices going utf 5 per cent. Chicago, Cleveland, Cos and Detroit, shared the 4 per cent increase with Indianapolis. No decreases were reported from any cities in the country. )nly 1 per cent increase was noted in New York, Baltimore, St. Paul, and a number of other cities. Average retail food prices In Indianapolis in June were 9 per cent higher than last year, the per cent of increase for the country as a whole. Houston and Salt Lake City showed the largest increase with boosts of 15 per cent. Present Indianapolis prices are 60 per cent higher than in 1913, whi.e the country-wide average is up over 58 per cent. ALL DRY AGENTS WILL LOSE JOBS Andrews to Drop Every Officer, Reinstate Some. Bu United Press NEW YORK, July 17—Every prohibition officer in the country will lose fiis job within the next two weeks, Roy Haynes, Federal prohibition commissioner, announced today. Many agents undoubtedly will be reappointed for merit or because of their specific knowledge of conditions in their territory, but all will be removed Haynes said, to give Assistant Treasury Secretary Lincoln Andrews a free hand in reorganization of the enforcement forces. HAWKINS BOND FIGHTAPPEALED Asks High Court to Reduce Bail. Attempts to secure the reduction of the $50,000 appeal bond of Morton S. Hawkins, recently sentenced In Federal Court to fifteen years at Leavenworth penitentiary on a charge of using the mails to defraud, were carried to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals at Chicago, today. ‘CHEWING GUM STILL’ Explosion Clauses $250,000 Factory Fir®. Bu United Press COVINGTON, Ky„ July 18—Explosion of a still at the Colker chewing gum factory caused a $250,000 fire today. Flames spread to the Knights of Columbus Hall. Abraham Colker, president of the gum company, was arraigned for possessing a liquor still but denied knowledge of it. WELFARE WORK GROWS Society Makes Monthly Report on Service and Relief. Marked increase in families cared for by the Family Welfare Society was shown in monthly report of Miss Rhoda Welling, executive secretary of the organization. In the service and relief depart ments 709 families are under care as against 582 a year ago. In the children’s department 250 families were receiving aid.

EVOLUTION FIGHT TO BE AVOIDED IN CITY AND COUNTY

Majority of Indianapolis School Board Members Say They Would Not Support Movement to Stop Teaching of Theory. WON’T ORDER BAN LIKE BLACKFORD COUNTY ONE Township Trustees Also Steer Clear of Conflict — Declare Question Tempest in Teapot Not Opposed to Science Classes. Arguments on the theory of evolution which have rocked the nation will not be permitted to interfere with the smooth course of education in Indianapolis and Marion County outside the city. The Indianapolis school board and township trustees will not emulate Blackford County trustees, all of whom have announced they will discharge teachers who teach evolution, a check showed today. One township trustee at Gary, a woman, is bitterly opposed to the teaching of evolution. Trustees there may issue a ban similar to that at Hartford City- Other counties in the State will avoid an evolution conflict, according to dispatches. The Indianapolis school board is not opposed to the idea of science instructors teaching science, and the township trustees aren’t going to expurgate the textbooks prescribed by the State for their schools. Tempest In Teapot The school heads, isl short, declare the whole evolution argument is foolish, and a tempest in a teapot.' A majority of the members of the Indianapolis school board said they were not opposed to the ideß and that If a movement were started to place a ban on the teaching of evolution they would not support it. “The question is too silly to discuss,” said Fred Bates Johnson, board member. ‘Science teachers should teach according to their own beliefs. That’s what they are hired for. “I would certainly not support a movement to ban the teaching of evolution in Indianapolis schools. I am not a scientist, I’m not a biologist, and I'm not a preacher.’’ Bible Secure “If evolution is the truth it should be taught,” declared Dr. Marie Haslep. “No truth is contrary to Christianity and no proved science can harm the teachings of Christ. “I would not support a movement to ban the teaching of evolution in Indianapolis schools. The theory cannot be proved absolutely, it seems to me, but it is just as well not to bring up the question. As to whether man descended from a monkey, I don’t know and don’t care.” “Evolution is very interesting," said Adolph G. Emhardt. “Learned people have thought about It and studied it and the children should be given the benefit of that thought. The theory is a lot more important than some of the things that are taught, and it does not Interfere with the moral teachings. Better Titan Crochet “Personally, I think there should be more teaching of such ideas and less of teaching boys how to crochet,” said Emhardt, Superintendent E. U. Graff declined to make an exact statement of his position because of the lack of a clear-cut issue and a definition of what evolution is. “There is too much loose talk running around,” said Graff. “The question is hypothetical and I wouldn't care to take a position unless a specific case were involved. “There is no conflict between different kinds of truth. Os course, the teaching of science should be in accordance with the best ideas,” said Graff. Graff was a member of the State board which approved the textbooks now in use in Indianapolis and other State high schools. These books teach the theory of evolution, according to D. T. Weir, assistant superintendent of sebon’s. No Monkey Business “Certainly we teach evolution,” said Weir, recently. “We don’t say man was descended from a monkey, however. We teach that there lias been a great evolution of animal life from a much tower form to a higher form.” “There Is no essertial conflict between Christianity and the theory of evolution,” said George Buck, principal of Shortiidge High ci'iool. "Christianity is not on trial nor is science." "You can’t make a man good through laws, and you can't keep them from learning the truth by (Turn to Page 8)

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Sundays Could Be ‘Blue’ in Indiana Old Law, Dragged Out for Race, Would Curtail Everything.

By John L. Niblaok mF Governor Jackson follows up his action of Friday, when he forbade a public automobile race at Winchester, Ind., under the old "blue Sunday” laws, citizens of Indiana will be in a "pickle.” Governor Jackson ordered the sheriff at Winchester to stop the Sunday race at Funk's speedway because the Winchester Ministerial Association complained it would be a violation of the Sunday laws. State police may be sent to help. Jackson said that he would ask police officers in all parts of the State to stop Sunday automobile racing. It was pointed out to him that several speed events are scheduled for Sunday in different towns in the State and for subsequent Sundays. He said they would be banned when his attention was directed to them officially. The law prohibits following the usual avocation or engaging in common labor. Work* of necessity or acts of charity only are excepted, plus baseball and bona fide traveling. The penalty is a fine of $1 to $lO. Selling gasoline or motor oil would be taboo. Filling stations and garages would be closed. No Golf Playing Golf playing would be impossible, under this law. Employes of the links could not work. A fee Is charged for playing at most links, and all sports wherein a fee is charged or prizes or money offered in connection with the game are expressly forbidden. Sunday football would be stopped unless promoters quit charging admission or paying players, as it is singled out for special mention in this statute. Swimming at municipal pools and other places where a fee is charged would be prohibited. Fishing and hunting on the Sabbath would be no more, in fact, are no more under the statute, unless you are under 14 years old. The boy or girl under fourteen can fish and hunt on Sunday, or swear In public with impunity, unless father takes it up. Could Close Shows Movies and legitimate shows would have to close. As selling merchandise is not an act of necessity, under a Supreme Court ruling on the law. drug stores and soft drink parlors would have to shut up at Saturday midnight. You can't buy ice cream or cigars in Indiana.xlegally, on the Sabbath. Drug stores can, however, sell drugs. Another statute makes the housewife guilty of crime and liable to a fine of not more than S2OO, to which may be added ninety days jail sentence. If she ties the legs of a chicken she is carrying home from market, or carries It upside down. As rioting and quarreling are prohibited by the old Sunday blue laws, citizens will at the same time be kept at home with nothing to do and fined if they start a riot or quarrel with their wives or children from sheer lack of occupation. ‘YEWKANT’ IN ‘KAINTUCK’ Editor Arrested for “Gossiping” About City Dads. Bu United Press COVINGTON, Ky., July 18.—The “kingdom of yewkant" today was extended to Kentucky, with the arrest of Bruce I. Susong, editor of the Kentucky Post, a Scrlpps-How-ard newspaper, charged with violating the State “gossip law.” Susong provided bond for appearance Wednesday In answer to the cherge that he slandered city officials by printing an article commenting on the city's attempt to borrow $50,000. The article said, in part: “Those who l ave held positions in the city financial department say that insofar as they can remember this is the first time In history that the city was broke within a month after the June taxes were collected.'’ Mayor Dan O’Donovan said the article slandered city officials and Invoked the "gossip law." BOOZE TO FLOW AWAY Supreme Court Orders Destruction of Duck wall Liquor. Sheriff Omer Hawkins will destroy about SIB,OOO worth of liquor, former property of Herbert R. Duck wall, 3818 N. Delaware St., follow Ihg dismissal of an appeal by the State Supreme Court today. Duckwall’s attorney, Floyd J. Mattlce, appealed from an order of Criminal Judge James A. Collins, In which it was ordered that the liquor be destroyed. The liquor was seized in October, 1923.

Forecast FAIR tonight and Sunday, probnMy becomink unsettled by Sunday night; rising temperature.

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Dayton’s Sun Wanes as Trial of Scopes Practically Ends Arguments Before Jury Will Commence Monday. DARROW MAY YET BE HELD FOR CONTEMPT Possibility That ‘Old Lion’ Might Face Charge Is Lone Remaining Sensation in Prospect Defendant Forages for Fine. By William J. Loh United Press Staff Correspondent DAYTON, Tcnn., July 18.— Dayton’s day in the sun is waning. Trial of John T. Scopes for teaching evolution, to all intents and purposes, practically is over. A few hour® of flaming oratory, as William Jennings Bryan suma up In triumph and Clarence Harrow flghta back In defensa. and tha young school teacher will be found guilty and tha caae that put thla little Tennesaee town In tha spot light will ha on the way to tha higher courta. Attorneys for both aides agreed today that Judge Raulston’a ban on Introduction of scientific evidence means that by next Tuesday night the case will be closed and trains to the north, east, south and weat will be laden with departing experts, counsel, correspondents and visitors. Darrow May Be Held There was a scant possibility thst Judge Raulston, after perusing 12,000 words of scientific evidence In hehslf of evolution presented by the defense in the form of affidavits, would reverse himself and permit the Jury to hear the experts brought here by Clarence Darrow and his associates- But ths chancs was slight. What seemed possible was that Judge Faulston would take action aaginst Darrow who clearly laid himself open to contempt proceed(Turn to I’agc 3) KOREAN CAPITAL IS UNDER WATER City of Half Million Inundated by Floods. Bu United Press TOKIO, July I*.—Seoul, the capital of Korea, with a population of half a million, is Inundated and 5,000 inhabitants are isolated on some high ground as a result of extensive floods, according to dispatches from that city. The reporte add that 300 have been drowned. The city is threatened with starvation and pestilence. Water, light and food are lacking. Boats dispatched from Pusan, wers swamped. The flood waters continue rising, and it la feared that the dead at Tokto Island alone will reach 2,500. SAFE IS BLOWN; SIOO OBTAINED Auto Accessories Store Is Robbed by Yeggs. Safe blowers have resumed operations In Indianapolis. C. E. Dunham, owner of the United Auto Accessories Store in the basemen at 238 S Meridian St., told pence today burglars blew the safe Frl day night and obtained approxl mately SIOO. He waa unable to estimate the exact lose. • Entrance was gained with tools belonging to the company through an opening In the wall at the aide of the door. The thieves wars forced to use a crowbar to break through the door. Dunham said.

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